??? Nowadays, this argument is more or less moot with Flash plugin market penetration at 98+
percent for Flash Players 2, 3, and 4; 97+ percent for Flash Player 5; 96+ percent for Flash Player 6; and, as
of this writing, just under 90 percent for Flash Player 7.
Although Flash is often used to create standalone movies, cartoons, and interactive games, it is also capable
of making excellent navigation aids. One feature of traditional user interfaces??”audio feedback, the sound
that you hear when a button has been clicked onscreen??”has been long missing on the Web because of the
lack of a universally available sound engine. With navigation buttons created in Flash, sound is very easy to
incorporate, as are animation effects and smooth blends. Best of all, these effects require extremely low
bandwidth and often weigh less on a page than a comparable animated GIF file, even without the sound.
Dreamweaver designers can add the power and beauty of Flash objects to their Web page design palette.
Designers can also create both animated Flash buttons and static Flash text (covered later in this chapter)
directly within Dreamweaver. Flash buttons are based on template designs created in Flash and customized
in Dreamweaver. This separation of design and implementation enables Flash graphic designers to create
the overall look for a navigational button or button series, and Dreamweaver layout artists can incorporate
this look into the proper page design, adding the appropriate button text, links, and background color
where needed.
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